Re: Research Wiki Page may be helpful in sparking use case ideas

Wow. What a wonderful resource.  I see I've got a lot of reading to do.

I have found some good ones that are not on there.

Wayne

Wayne

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We are accumulating quite a bit of  content on our research Wiki page,
> which could spark some ideas for writing use cases for those who need
> inspiration.
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Research
>
> For instance I just added links to 2 papers on maps.
>
> Web Accessibility Barriers in Geographic Maps (PDF) by Tania
> Calle-Jimenez and Sergio Luján-Mora.
> Abstract: "...Today, the Web is a means of basic communication,
> perhaps the most important, and geographic information can also be
> transmitted through the Web. Therefore, we must ensure that the
> geographic information published on the Web is accessible. However,
> the continuing growth of technology causes people to have difficulty
> in interacting with applications that present geographic information.
> For this reason, this study presents an analysis of the barriers to
> web accessibility in geographic maps, explains how technologies and
> tools have evolved, and proposes the use of scalable vector graphics
> (SVG) for the implementation of accessible geographic maps."
> Source: http://www.ijcte.org/vol8/1024-C052.pdf
>
> Touching open street map data in mobile context for the visually
> impaired (PDF) by  Nikolaos Kaklanis.
> Abstract: "In this paper, authors present an application that enables
> access to OpenStreetMap data for the visually impaired and blind users
> using a common mobile device (e.g. smart phone, tablet) that runs on
> Android, is presented. During map exploration, as user moves his/her
> finger on the touchscreen of the mobile device, he/she receives
> vibration feedback when finger is on a road or a point of interest
> (POI), while a sonification and a TTS module, provide audio feedback
> regarding the distance to the next crossroad and the name of current
> road/POI, respectively."
> Source:
> http://mobile-accessibility.di.fc.ul.pt/papers/mobacc2013_submission_13.pdf
>
> I wonder if we should add a use case regarding the accessibility of
> maps for people with low vision? If so what would be the biggest issue
> and a proposed solution?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best Regards
> Laura
>
> --
> Laura L. Carlson
>
>